{"id":534683,"date":"2026-03-12T03:35:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T03:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/534683\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T03:35:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T03:35:10","slug":"kiss-on-the-dangerous-flyer-lighting-up-super-rugby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/534683\/","title":{"rendered":"Kiss on the \u2018dangerous\u2019 flyer lighting up Super Rugby"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

NSW Waratahs<\/a> winger Max Jorgensen<\/a> couldn\u2019t have started the 2026 Super Rugby Pacific<\/a> season much better against the Queensland Reds, scoring twice in a Player of the Match-calibre performance in Sydney.<\/p>\n

Jorgensen was fresh off signing a historic five-year contract with Rugby Australia<\/a> and the Tahs, setting the tone for a strong start to the season in Camrbdige Blue. The Tahs defeated the Reds<\/a> 36-12, which included an early try of the season contender from their star winger.<\/p>\n

\u2018Jorgo\u2019 made a break towards the try line before half-time, with Reds fullback Jock Campbell<\/a> waiting as the last line of defence. But the 21-year-old beat Campbell with sheer pace, producing a highlight that went viral on social media.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been one month since that match at Allianz Stadium, and Jorgensen has continued to capture headlines in another two Super Rugby Pacific appearances. Jorgensen has scored doubles in all three matches, and currently tops the Player of the Year charts with 22 votes.<\/p>\n

Waratahs coach Dan McKellar has named Jorgensen and Sid Harvey<\/a> on the wings this week, while Triston Reilly<\/a> shifts to the midfield in the absence of Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii. Reds coach Les Kiss has outlined what the Queenslanders need to do to shut Jorgensen down.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s going very well. We\u2019re going to have to make sure we keep space at a minimum for him. You give him space\u2026 and he\u2019s dangerous,\u201d Kiss told reporters.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re going to have to be strong in terms of our defence around the edges. If our kicking game is loose, he\u2019ll use that space very well. He\u2019s a dangerous proposition for sure.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe just need to be very accurate with what we do. Our kicking game has to be strong, our chase has to be strong, our one-on-one tackles in the middle of the field need to be strong so we can load our defensive line and not offer him the space that he does revel in.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a challenge but that\u2019s what we\u2019ve got to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Head-to-Head <\/p>\n

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Last 5 Meetings<\/p>\n

Average Points scored<\/p>\n

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Kiss admits the Reds \u201cweren\u2019t our best\u201d last time out against the ACT Brumbies<\/a> in Canberra, but the visitors still came away with a rare win in the capital. The Reds trailed by two scores deep in the piece, but two tries in four minutes saw them snatch the win after the bell.<\/p>\n

Daugunu crossed for a try in the 78th minute before fly-half Carter Gordon<\/a> crossed for the match-winner in the final play. With that result, the Queenslanders have extended their season record to 2-1, now with a chance to claim some revenge for that sole defeat to the Tahs.<\/p>\n

\u201cEach week is important. I think this is going to be a very competitive competition this year,\u201d Kiss explained.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe haven\u2019t done Fiji, we\u2019ve got that in a couple of weeks so there\u2019s a few hurdles to get over in that space.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe thing I\u2019ve loved about the team is all they\u2019ve done is zeroed into the next training and obviously the Waratahs this week, which becomes a fairly important game for both teams really.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019ve had the better of us to date. We\u2019ve got to be better than we have been to get the money, that\u2019s for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NSW Waratahs winger Max Jorgensen couldn\u2019t have started the 2026 Super Rugby Pacific season much better against the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":534684,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[567],"tags":[64,63,760,85],"class_list":["post-534683","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-rugby","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-rugby","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/534683","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=534683"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/534683\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/534684"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=534683"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=534683"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=534683"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}